11223 Flashcards
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What is the Republic Act 11223?
An Act Instituting Universal Health Care for All Filipinos
Republic Act 11223 is known as the
“Universal Health Care Act”.
What is section 2 of RA11223
Declaration of Principles and Policies
section 2 states that:
It is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of all Filipinos
What is section 3 of RA
General objectives
What are its general objectives
Ensure that all Filipinos are guaranteed access to quality and affordable health care goods
realize universal health care in the country through a systemic approach and clear delineation of roles
refer to features of the health service that provide comfort or convenience
; private accommodation, air conditioning, telephone, television, and choice of meals, among others;
Amenities
refers to the provision of regular meal, bed in shared room, fan ventilation, and shared toilet and bath;
ward accommodation
refers to a percentage of a medical charge that is paid
Co-insurance
refers to a flat fee or predetermined rate paid at point of service;
Co-payment
refer to those who have the capacity to pay premiums
Direct contributors
refers to a condition or state of a patient wherein there is immediate danger
Emergency
refers to any singular or package of health services provided to Filipinos for the purpose of improving health;
Entitlement
refers to any act of misrepresentation or deception
Fraudulent act
Health care provider refers to any of the following:
health facility
health care professional
community-based health care organization
Pharmacies
refers to a group of primary to tertiary care providers
Health care provider network
refers to an entity that provides, offers, or covers designated health service
Health Maintenance Organization
refers to the systematic evaluation of properties, effects, or impac
Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
refer to all others not included as direct contributors, as well as their qualified dependents, whose premium shall be subsidized
Indirect contributors
refer to services which can be accessed within a health facility
Individual-based health services
refer to interventions such as health promotion, disease surveillance, and vector control,
Population-based health services
refers to initial-contact, accessible, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated care
Primary care
efers to a health care worker, with defined competencies, who has received certification in primary care as
Primary care provider
refers to coverage of a defined set of health services financed through private payments in the form of a premium to the insurer;
Private health insurance
